Market Overview

Originally published by CuffelinksWith company reporting season now behind us, we take a look at how the listed investment company (LIC) sector fared. The majority of LICs reported lower earnings for...

Originally published by Cuffelinks“The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that...

Originally published by IFM InvestorsUS: FOMC on track to raise ratesMarkets focused heavily on policy speeches given in the US this month. The first came with President Donald Trump delivering a more...

Originally published by OpenMarketsI’ve written a couple of times about the emergence of the Exchange Traded Managed Funds – which to complicate things, have also been going by the moniker...

Originally published by IG MarketsThere have been some interesting developments in the markets overnight, but on the whole, equities and corporate credit have seen limited moves. The S&P 500 and...

Originally published by AxiTraderUSD/JPY is higher than it was a week ago. But it's below Friday's 115.50 high as US dollar bulls seemed to demure, along with bond bears, from actively repricing the...

Originally published by AxiTraderKey TakeawayThis could be a quick one today because there is not a terrible lot of fresh information. Stocks in Europe were up a little while traders in the US were...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesThe US equities markets closed almost flat overnight with the S&P 500 up 0.04% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.1%. Equities have been drifting...

Originally published by Chamber of MerchantsROMO is an abbreviation of Regret Of Missing Out and FOMO is an abbreviation of Fear Of Missing Out, however the The Oxford English dictionary has a far...

Originally published by Chamber of MerchantsThis weekend report will be broken into sections and mainly revolves around the direction of gold in both US and Australian dollars as well as the direction...

Originally published by CMC MarketsSmall opening gains for Asia Pacific markets are expected as local investors respond to better than expected employment numbers from the US. Australian traders will...

Originally published by BetaSharesThe Week in ReviewThe key development last week was the solid US payrolls report (employment +235K, unemployment rate dropping to 4.7%) which makes a Fed rate hike...

Originally published by AMP CapitalInvestment markets and key developments over the past weekWhile US shares fell over the last week on nervousness ahead of a likely Fed rate hike the loss was cut to...

Originally published by IG MarketsIt certainly promises to be a big week from a macroeconomic perspective. There really is something for everyone, be it economic data, political risks or potential...